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From: Erik_J._Davis@magic-bbs.corp.apple.com
 CRAZY MAMA																	J.J. CALE
 Submitted by Erik Davis
 This is a fingerstyle arrangement of JJ Cale's 24-bar blues song "Crazy
 Mama"
 Each dash represents 1/16th note, and since the song is in 12/8 time (aka
 swing time), there are 24 dashes per measure.  I have tried to be concise
 and get it right, but if I fucked up, just remember, it's blues.  The
 rhythm in the average measure is /dum'de dum'de dum'de dum'de/    
 (trochaic quadrimiter, for all you poets out there, and [dotted eighth note
 + sixteenth note]  x  4   for all the rest of you).  Enjoy.
 
 
 FIG1
 The following rhythm figure is repeated (ad nauseum) during the verses.  
 
 		[Repeat15 times]
 
 E|------------------------|
 B|------------------------|
 G|------------------------|
 D|------2-----2-----2--2--|
 A|------4-----2-----4--2--|
 E|0---0-----0-----0-------|  	RH mute bases
 
 
 FIG2
 Played on last line of each verse [the 16th bar of the song] 
 
 E|---------------------2--|
 B|---------------------3--|
 G|---------------------2--|
 D|------2-----2-----2-----|
 A|------4-----2-----4-----|
 E|0---0-----0-----0-------|  	RH mute bases
 
 FIG 3
 Played in between verses [repeated 3x, bars 17-22]
 *'s indicate a 3/8 long "hard rest", i.e. rhythmic slapping of strings
 
 						 *										*										*				 *				 *
 E|----2-----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-----0-|
 B|----3-----2-----2-----0-|----0-----0-----0-----0-|
 G|----2-----2-----2-----1-|----1-----1-----1-----1-|
 D|0-----------------------|------------------------|
 A|------------0-----------|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|0-----------------------|
 
 
 
 FIG4
 Transition back into verse (or into solo).  Bars 23-24.
 
 
 						 *										*			let last "e"chord of bar 23 ring into bar 24						
 E|----2-----0-----0-----0-|------------------------|
 B|----3-----2-----2-----0-|------------------------|
 G|----2-----2-----2-----1-|------------------------|
 D|0-----------------------|------------------------|
 A|------------0-----------|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
 
 
 
 Here are the lyrics (before I get to the solo)
 
 
 / Fig 1 (x15) .......
 Crazy mama, where you been so long
 
 Crazy mama, where you been so long
 
 You been hidin' out, you know that's true
 
 Crazy mama, I sure need you
 																													....... / Fig 2 / Fig 3 (x3) / Fig 4/ ==>
 verse 2
 Crazy mama, where you been so long
 
 
 2. Standin' on a corner lookin' for you babe
 Standin' on a corner lookin' for you babe
 Lord have mercy can I see
 Crazy mama comin' back to me
 Crazy mama, where you been so long
 
 SOLO:  I usually play it after verse two, and then end the song by
 repeating the first verse.
 
 
 Remember, the following symbols replace a dash (1/16 in the notation) so
 don't assume that 0h2 takes 2/16 to play; it takes 3/16.
 		 
 h - hammer
 p - pull off
 s - slide		
 
 s - above the tab: slide up to that note (grace note)
 b - above the tab: bend up to that note (ghost note)
 
 
 
 P.S.  I broke up the the upper strings at the end of each bar to make it
 even again with the bass, so it's easier to see what's going on without
 counting
 dashes.
 
 																																								s
 E|------------------------	|------------------------	|------------------------|
 B|------------------------	|------------------------	|------------------------|
 G|------------------------	|------------------------	|------------------------|
 D|----0-------------------	|2p0---0---------0-------
 |------------------------|
 A|0h2--------------------- 
 |----2---2p0-2p0---2p0---|------------------------|
 E|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
 
 	 s
 E|------------------------	|------------------------
 |7-6p5-------------------|
 B|------------------------	|------------------------
 |------8p5---8p5---------|
 G|------------------------	|0-----------------------
 |----------7-------------|
 D|--0-----0-----0---2p0--- |--2---------------------
 |------------------------|
 A|5-----5-----5---------2- |------------------------
 |------------------------|
 E|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
 
 
 	 s																																																			b
 E|------------------------	 |------------------------	|-9---- 
 7---0-------------|
 B|--8---------------------  
 |------------------------	|-10----9-----------------|
 G|------------------------	 |--7---9-------7---9----- |---------- 
 9-------------|
 D|9---9-8p7---------------  |--7---9-------7---9-----
 |------------------------|
 A|----------10-7-----------|------------------------	|------------------------|
 E|0---0-0---0- 0---0-0---0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|0--- 
 0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
 
 
 
  																														b
 E|------------------------	|-9----  7---0-------------
 |3p2---0-----------------|
 B|------------------------	|-10----9-----------------
 |----3---3p0-----0-------|
 G|--7---9-------7---9----- |----------  9------------- |------------
 3p2---2p0---|
 D|--7---9-------7---9----- |------------------------	
 |----------------------  2-|
 A|------------------------	|------------------------	
 |------------------------|
 E|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|0--- 
 0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
 
 																																														 s
 E|------------------------	|3s4---------------3-----	|------------------
 0-----|
 B|------------------------	|----5-4s3---5p3-5---5p3- |--3-----------------
 3p0-|
 G|0-----------------------	|----------4-------------	|4---4-3s2-0-2p0---------|
 D|--2p0-------------------	|------------------------	|----------------
 2-------|
 A|----------2-------------	|------------------------	|----------
 0-------------|
 E|0---0-3h4-0-0---0-0---0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|0---0-0---
 0-0---0-0---0-|
 
 
 
    b				b					b				 b
 E|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-	|
 B|5-----5-----5-----5-----	|
 G|------------------------	|						===> Fig 3 (x3) / Fig 4/ ==> verse 1
 D|------------------------	|
 A|------------------------	|
 E|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|